Agriculture

• Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 01:10 UTC

  Brazilian farmers forecasted to increase soybeans acreage next season

  

  Brazil's soybean farmers will plant their highest-ever acreage next season, despite growing pest problems and soaring fertilizer and transport costs.

• Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 01:02 UTC

  USDA predicts largest global glut of wheat since 2002

  

  The world will have so much wheat this year that the US farmers could leave every acre unplanted and still have a surplus, a sign of more losses after futures had their worst first quarter in 15 years.

• Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 01:01 UTC

  Brazil’s success with second season crop behind record production of corn

  

  Increased success in second crops is behind the continued strength in Brazil's corn production despite a decline in plantings, the US Department of Agriculture has said.

• Saturday, April 10th 2010 - 05:02 UTC

  Paraguay record crop of soybeans: 7.48 million tons

  

  Paraguay announced a record 2009/2010 soybeans crop of 7.48 million tons, which is larger that the 6.8 million tons of 2007/08.

• Friday, April 9th 2010 - 02:51 UTC

  China enthusiastic about reaching agreement over Argentine soybean oil

  

  Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister, Li Jinzhang, assured that China is “highly enthusiastic” about reaching an agreement to unlock the trade soybean oil conflict between Argentina and the Asian giant, according to Chinese media.

• Thursday, April 8th 2010 - 00:00 UTC

  China allows unloading of Argentine soybean oil

  

  An Argentina-China agreement to unlock the soybean oil conflict seems to move forward as a government official, who preferred to remain anonymous, told a news agency that China has agreed to allow all cargo ships on their way to China to unload soybean oil at Chinese ports.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 06:02 UTC

  China insists on “gradual” reduction of soy imports from Argentina

  

  China’s soybean oil traders may “gradually” delay or cancel imports from Argentina after the country toughened inspections, the China National Grain and Oils Information Center said early Wednesday from Beijing.

• Tuesday, April 6th 2010 - 02:45 UTC

  Argentina protests Chinese sanitary restrictions on soy-oil imports

  

  Argentina formally protested on Monday a possible move by China to block imports of Argentine soybean oil in a trade row that threatens a key export of the country and last year involved almost 1.5 billion US dollars.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2010 - 02:21 UTC

  NZ dairy company in Uruguay sells land to pay debts, but plans to remain

  

  New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay, listed in the NZ stock exchange, has sold 2,500 hectares of land on its Tobay farm in eastern Uruguay for 8.5 million US dollars in a move that will allow it to repay nearly half an outstanding debt to shareholder PGG Wrightson.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2010 - 02:10 UTC

  Argentina expects a 2009/2010 crop of 91 million tons, up 48%

  

  Argentina’s 2009/2010 crop is estimated in 91 million tons, 48% higher than the previous mainly because of improved yields thanks basically to more regular rainfall, courtesy of the El Niño climate phenomenon.